BET’s Stunning ‘Sistas’ Stars Talk Season 10’s…
After scorching seasons charting the messiness of love, friendship, and survival, Tyler Perry’s Sistas has entered its most consequential chapter yet, and the celebs are telling BOSSIP all about it.
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Season 10 picked up in the aftermath of Andi’s car bombing, one thing actress KJ Smith, who continues to convey the fierce divorce attorney to life, says is a turning level.
Andi’s journey this season is formed by her ongoing battle with Dr. Cruz, a sinister doctor with a documented historical past of racism and negligence toward Black feminine sufferers; a combat that takes on new urgency after the explosion forces her to confront the real price of braveness.
KJ told BOSSIP that the second turns into a reckoning for the high-powered attorney.
“She has to ask herself, ‘Am I willing to put my life on the line to protect thousands of women?’ Or am I just chasing success without real heart?” Smith said, explaining that the blast “makes her halt,” pushing Andi to finally slow down after years of hustle mentality.
“We all have those defining moments in our careers and in our lives where we wonder if we got this right,” Smith said, noting that Andi is compelled to take “at least a half of a beat” and query whether or not pursuing the case may price her life.
The stakes change into even more personal as Andi considers the ripple impact of talking out; how one case can lead to many more, and the truth that somebody close to her has already been affected, while her best buddy Fatima’s being pregnant raises the concern of what may occur next.
Ultimately, KJ said, Andi must determine whether or not to continue residing superficially, chasing validation and an idealized life, or to do one thing actually significant.
“She’s having to find a voice that matters. Not a voice that just means validation or a penthouse or a pretty picture. She’s forced to find a voice, and I love that for her.”
And while Andi’s dealing with death threats, she’s also dealing with her little sister, Cheyenne, who continues to be a downside. The firecracker discovered herself in handcuffs after making an attempt to “party” with a gentleman–and his medicine, and being booked for lewd and lascivious conduct.
Add on the fact that Cheyenne is an surprising (and undesirable) home visitor in Andi’s home, and she’s change into nothing but a headache for her sister.
According to Jordan Coleman, who performs Cheyenne, this is just the tip of the iceberg, but it may lead to greener pastures for the sisters who are more alike than they assume and whose relationship may evolve.
“I think what some people don’t realize with Cheyenne yet is I’m coming in at rock bottom,” said Jordan. “And that’s why I’m now wanting to my sister for help, and that’s why I’m spicing issues up unintentionally.
She continued,
“I’m just a little all over the place because I’m trying to find myself, and even though the fans are so excited about me just terrorizing Andi, while I’m terrorizing her, we are going to realize we are very, very similar and I think it’s going
to freak Andi out.”
Evolution is a defining theme this season, notably for Dani (Mignon Von), whose sharp humor has often masked deeper truths. While cautious not to reveal spoilers, Mignon hinted that accountability turns into unavoidable—as does an a** whooping (frying pan and all) for Marcus, the pushy police officer Danni beforehand hooked up with, who can’t appear to transfer on.
She told BOSSIP that viewers will see her character take more accountability for her actions, and apparently, make more people take more accountability for theirs–whether or not they prefer it or not.
As for famed Peloton teacher Tunde Oyeneyin, she performs Madison Truitt in season 10, and she’s excited for viewers to meet her. Madison is a highly effective entrepreneur who has carved out space in a male-dominated world and has achieved financial independence, but she begins questioning what she could have sacrificed along the best way.
“She’s checked the boxes — the businesses, the money,” Tunde told BOSSIP. “But she’s asking whether she’s sacrificed love, partnership, and children. So many women can relate to that right now.”
Amid the chaos, Fatima Wilson (Crystal Renee Hayslett) is urging the group to stay peaceable even amid strife, one thing that shall be key as she continues navigating her being pregnant with her boo, Zac, by her facet.
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“You know, Zac is so protective,” said Crystal. “And I think Fatima has always had to be that strong one and hold it all together that she’s probably starting to realize, ‘Okay, maybe I do need to slow down a bit. I am carrying a child. And I have to allow my man to protect me.’ That’s what we want, right?”
Season 10 of the Tyler Perry show continues Sistas’ longstanding dedication to mirror real-life points going through Black ladies today, including mental health, home violence, maternal health, and the stress to carry all the pieces alone, and according to the actresses who star in it, it’s an honor to painting ladies evolving, just just like the Black ladies watching at home.
“I think that our story continues to evolve, just like the women in our lives, just like ourselves, just like the women we know in the world,” said KJ Smith. “And we want to watch ourselves evolve. We want to watch different stories, different parts of ourselves be exposed, different parts of ourselves be healed. And I think that resonates with our fan base and our supporters of the show.”
That thought was echoed by Mignon Von, who told BOSSIP about what she hopes watchers take away this season.
“Shonda Rhimes says that it’s important how we tell stories because stories change the way people see themselves. And for black women, that’s important.”
Watch our exclusive with the forged of Sistas below!
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